Game of Throneswww.hbo.comHBO does it again... FANTASTIC... quality programingquality entertainment from start to finishfrom the casting of the actorsto the intricacies of the plotthen the settings... it as if these places existstory telling at its finestvisually strikingGame of Thrones is an example of quality televisionI no longer have cable... but when I did... it was for HBOHBO delivers again with Game of Thronesone thing...if there was the know how to create these mechanismsthey have an elevator... there is the "moon window"and the gatesall complexbut no other machines in their day to day life

Wish Granted...a five year old girl born without arms gets a bikewww.southwestiowanews.comRoy Perkins Paralympic Swimmer, also born without armswww.teamusa.orgRoy Perkins Jr... the son of a childhood friend of mine with the same nameYears ago I would see my childhood friend Roy Perkins out on a tandema tandem with a modified handlebar system for a young boy without hands to grab the handlebarsit was really quite a sitea moderately normal sitea father out for a bike ride with his sonwell...the efforts of the parents paid offRoy Perkins Jr. grew to be a young man with strength, skill, and competitive spiritamazingborn in 1990...the parents were youngjust out of collegeso young... maybe younger than most people should be when having childrenand then... they had a child with special needsI did not witness any more of this couple's parenting other than the infrequent chance run ins with the father and son our on a weekend bicycle ridebut cheers to the parents... their efforts are inspirationalif they were able to foster the environment to help Roy overcome his "handicap" and become a world class athletewell... maybe we could all do a little better with our kidsI will try to be more patient with my childrenandI will try to be more supportive of their interestsbut really... I am not sure if I know how to "light the fire within"

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